Brothers Charlie and Donald Kaufman were both Oscar-nominated for Adaptation, despite only one of them actually existing.
The Big Picture There are plenty of strange Oscars-related achievements. From the time Beatrice Straight won an Academy Award for a mere five minutes of screentime in Network, to Cate Blanchett being the only person to win an Oscar for playing an Oscar winner , the prestigious ceremony has had plenty of time to generate a few odd records in its ninety-five-year history.
And thus, Adaptation was born: a film about a self-hating screenwriter called Charlie Kaufman and his failure to adapt a nonfiction book called The Orchid Thief into a movie. It was certainly an intriguing solution, even if it did smack of Kaufman taking the advice “write what you know” a bit too close to heart. But it also accomplished everything he could have hoped for.
Donald Was Credited as 'Adaptation’s Co-Writer, Making Him Eligible for Award Recognition The thought-provoking nature of Adaptation’s script propelled Charlie into becoming a permanent fixture at the yearly awards shows, including a place at the 75th Academy Awards.
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